Year in Review: 2012 Movie Studio Scorecard

And so, another calendar year's worth of movie releases has ended for Hollywood. The year was notable for movies in many ways. Two major studios celebrated their 100th anniversaries. Six blockbusters of the past were re-released in 3D or IMAX. And three new movies joined the billion-dollar club. With all that in mind, here are some of the highlights and low points of the past year for the seven biggest movie studios:

It has been quite a year for the House of Mouse. In early March, Disney suffered a black eye in the form of

, the long-in-development sci-fi epic based on the first book in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom series. The film opened in second place at the box office, and ultimately only grossed $73 million in domestic markets -- a major disappointment compared to its bloated budget of $250 million. While it performed better in overseas markets, particularly in Russia, it only made a worldwide total of $282 million. In the end,

fate was sealed by a mixed critical reception and a media eager to brand it a flop. However, that disappointment was largely forgotten with the wild success of the superhero epic

at the beginning of May. While Marvel Studios and Disney certainly had high hopes for the culmination of their experiment in building a comic book-style shared universe in movies, it's safe to say that

succeeded beyond even their wildest predictions. Starting with its record-breaking $207 million domestic opening weekend,

went on to earn a domestic total gross of $623 million and a worldwide total of over $1.5 billion. In late June, Disney had another big hit with

, the latest computer-animated film from Pixar, which ended up grossing $535 million worldwide. That same month, however, Disney had another flop with

, which failed to even recoup its modest $16 million budget. But the company went into the end of the year on a strong note in early November with the release of another successful computer-animation movie,

, which, as of December 30, had already earned $275 million worldwide.

Warner Bros. got off to a slow start in 2012. Its first big hit didn't come until the beginning of March, when

made over $100 million worldwide on a budget of only $12 million. Unfortunately, the studio's first big release of the summer,

, was a financial disappointment, earning only $79 million domestic and $239 million worldwide, compared to its $150 million budget. Warner suffered another flop in mid-June with

, which failed to earn back its $75 million budget. Fortunately, the studio was able to rebound later that month with

, which made $167 million worldwide on a modest budget of $7 million. Warner Bros.' big release of the summer was the latest Batman film

. The film was a big success, bringing in $448 million in domestic markets and over $1 billion worldwide, but didn't reach the Olympian heights of its 2008 predecessor

. The studio had an unexpected hit with

in early October, which has already made over $164 million worldwide on a budget of $44.5 million. But they suffered another flop later in October with

, which has only brought in $65 million worldwide, compared to its $102 million budget. But fortunately, Warners capped their year with the successful release of

on December 14. The first part of the three-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous book has already brought in $686 million worldwide as of December 30.

Fox started the year off on a sour note with the January 20 release of

, which didn't earn back enough to ever cover its $58 million budget. The studio was able to rebound some with

in early February, which made $126 million worldwide on a budget of only $12 million. Its first big summer release was

on June 8, which, on a budget of $130 million, made over $402 million worldwide. Fox's biggest hit of the summer was

in mid-July, which made a staggering $875 million worldwide. Unfortunately, the star-studded comedy

was a major disappointment later that month, failing to even earn back its $68 million budget. Late September's

was another flop, with a budget of $19 million and a total gross of just over $5 million. Fortunately, that was followed by the successful release of

on October 5, which has earned over $365 million worldwide on a budget of $45 million. The November 21 release

has done modest business in domestic markets, but has made over $300 million worldwide. And 20th Century Fox ended its year with the Christmas release

, which has already made back more than its $25 million as of December 30.

Sony's 2012 releases got off to a rough start with

in mid-February. The comic-book sequel only managed to make $132 million worldwide, just over half of what its 2007 predecessor pulled in. Better news came in the form of

in mid-March, which made over $200 million worldwide, compared to its $42 million budget. The studio's first big summer tentpole was

on May 25, which brought in a worldwide gross of $624 million, enough to cover its $215 million budget and then some. Sony had another flop in mid-June with

, which wasn't even able to make back its $70 million budget, in addition to being reviled by critics and largely rejected by audiences. The studio also held the coveted Fourth of July release tentpole slot with its superhero reboot

. On a $230 million budget, the film grossed $262 million in domestic markets and $752 million worldwide; while it certainly was a hit, it's actually the least financially successful of all the Spider-Man films so far. The end of September brought two more hits for Sony, with

- $308 million worldwide on an $85 million budget - and

- $166 million worldwide on a $30 million budget. The studio's biggest success of the year arrived in the form of

, the newest James Bond film. As of December 30,

has crossed the $1 billion mark in its worldwide box office, only the third film this year to do so. Sony is ending the year on a high note with the successful Christmas release of

, which has already pulled in $63 million after its first weekend.

Universal, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2012, got the year off to a good start with

in mid-January, which brought in $96 million worldwide on a $25 million budget. The studio hit a snag with

at the beginning of February, which only made $24 million worldwide, compared to its $40 million budget. It suffered another flop with

, which had a $35 million budget but only grossed $21 million worldwide. Universal's first big hit of the year was Dr. Seuss'

on March 2, which made $348 million worldwide. The studio's first summer tentpole was

in mid-May, another flop. On a budget of $209 million, the film brought in a paltry $65 million in domestic markets, and only $302 million worldwide. More successful was

at the beginning of June, which grossed $396 million worldwide. Universal had its biggest hit of the year with

, which pulled in $501 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing R-rated film of the year and the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time.

in early August was successful - $276 million worldwide on a $125 million budget - but not as much as the studio had hoped. The early October release

was an unexpected hit, grossing $84 million worldwide on a $17 million budget. And Universal has ended the year on a strong note, with both

and

having made back more than their budget in domestic markets alone as of December 30.

Paramount, which also celebrated its 100th anniversary this past year, began 2012 on a strong footing with

, which made $101 million worldwide on a budget of only $1 million. Unfortunately, the studio next release,

in early March, was a big flop, only making back about half of its $40 million budget. They rebounded somewhat with

in mid-May, which made $177 million worldwide on a $65 million budget. But the studio's biggest success of the year was

in early June, which grossed a massive $742 million worldwide.

continued the series' hot streak, bringing in $140 million worldwide on a budget of only $5 million. The early November release

also performed strongly, bringing in $96 million worldwide on a $31 million budget. And Paramount has ended the year with the successful

, which has grossed $67 million worldwide as of December 30.